Grab Vietnam expands services for teen users
Economy 17:54 23/11/2025Grab Vietnam, a ride-hailing company, has expanded its Grab for Family service to allow Vietnamese teens aged 13 to 17 to book rides independently, while parents or guardians can monitor their trips in real time, providing added peace of mind.
Tourists try new flood-season experiences in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Travel 15:43 23/11/2025Flood levels in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have risen by nearly a meter from last year, prompting locals to supplement their fishing income by taking tourists on boat trips across the inundated fields in a practice known as ‘living with floods.’
Heavy rains forecast to continue in central Vietnam, further storms possible in East Vietnam Sea
Vietnam News 14:39 23/11/2025Vietnam is bracing for continued heavy rainfall in its central provinces from late November into early December, while one or two additional storms or tropical depressions may hit the East Vietnam Sea and affect the mainland through late December, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said.
In Vietnam, unmarried person may be fined up to $378 for living with married individual as spouse
Vietnam News 13:37 23/11/2025Vietnam may impose a fine of up to VND10 million (US$378) on a person who, while unmarried, cohabits as a spouse with someone known to be already married.
Ho Chi Minh City volunteers work overnight to support flood-affected communities
Ho Chi Minh City 10:44 23/11/2025Some 10 volunteers were working alongside staff and members of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City at 55 Mac Dinh Chi Street, Tan Dinh Ward, a key collection point for aid destined for flood-hit localities in central Vietnam, at around 9:00 pm on Saturday.
International emergency aid reaches flood-hit provinces in central Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:12 23/11/2025Emergency relief supplies from several international humanitarian organizations, including the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Save the Children, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), arrived in the flood-stricken provinces of Gia Lai and Dak Lak in central Vietnam on Saturday.
Floods leave 102 dead or missing, cause over $342mn in damage in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:03 23/11/2025Relentless floods across central Vietnam have left 102 people dead or missing and caused widespread devastation, submerging tens of thousands of homes and cutting off key transport routes as of Sunday morning, heard an emergency meeting chaired by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on the same day.
Vietnam busts massive cross-border drug network, seizes nearly 800kg of narcotics
Vietnam News 10:02 21/11/2025The Ministry of Public Security's Drug Crime Investigation Department on Thursday held a ceremony to recognize outstanding achievements in the national anti-drug campaign, in which investigators broke up a major transnational drug-trafficking network operating from the Golden Triangle into Vietnam, arresting 13 traffickers and seizing some 800 kilograms of synthetic narcotics.
Australian man goes viral after traveling to Vietnam for cosmetic surgery
World 09:57 21/11/2025Australian delivery man Jason Harrigan avoided cameras and was uncomfortable with how he looked for two decades, but now, the 57-year-old from Gold Coast, Queensland has unexpectedly become a social-media sensation thanks to a cosmetic-surgery journey in Vietnam.
Access to Vietnam’s Da Lat severely disrupted following landslides
Vietnam News 15:16 20/11/2025Road access to Da Lat, a popular tourist destination in Vietnam, located in newly-merged Lam Dong Province, has become increasingly difficult due to the closures of three major passes on National Highway 20, including D’Ran, Prenn, and Mimosa, following landslides.
